Academagia for IOS / IPad

[Marino]

Hello..

 

First I really love this game, for me its one of the bests of all times.

But I think you guys should release an Ipad / IOS version.

 

Right now a lot of very good board games and indy eletronic games are realeasing new versions for Ipad and most of them are selling a lot.

 

Its possible to create an IOS version anytime soon?

 

Thanks.

 

Sorry for my english skill.

[Schwarzbart]

From what I understand they would have to make the game complet new for the iOS version and with just $5-6 I'm not sure if this get enough money in to write the game new.

Beside Academagia is extrem Hungry for memory and I doubt you would be happy if the game crash at your iOS because it runs out of memory!

[Legate of Mineta]

Marino;

 

We'd love to see it on the iOS, but as Schwarzbart notes, it's difficult due to the memory needs. The game would need to be redesigned and (very) simplified to appear on that platform. If it ever did, it would have to be some type of parallel product.

 

Thanks for the comments, though!

[Cyx]

Would it be realistic to hope for an iOs version for the later Years?

[Legate of Mineta]

Cyx;

 

No, I wouldn't think so- the game would need to be substantially different for it to appear on iOS; really not the same at all. Never say never, of course, but if we did it, it would be a separate game, I would think.

[Cyx]

What about a dueling simulator, then?

[Legate of Mineta]

Haha! That is more possible. Nothing is planned, but would be kind of neat to be able to import your Academagia characters and do battle!

[CremePudding]

Academagia: Pre-school edition?

 

 

I think Schehererereeerararaeerezade might be good on the iOS though. It doesn't seems as resource-intensive vs Academagia.

 

Or some smaller-scale game set in Elumia?

[Legate of Mineta]

That's definitely true, that's more likely to have a port as is, if we do one.

[Schwarzbart]

Not sure if the used engine of Scheherazade support iOS as they used a 3th Party engine for this.

If the engine also work under iOS then its not to much work but if not then there is no chance at all you will see it on iOS.

 

Edit: ups got beaten by the Legate

[Legate of Mineta]

Ren'Py doesn't natively support iOS, no, but as it's open source, it is possible to make the conversion. I'm not sure there's a plan to do so, though.

[CremePudding]

I suddenly want to see a terrible social game about the terrible Dragons from Academagia managing humans kind of like a reverse Dragonvale

[Legate of Mineta]

Shhh.

[CremePudding]

Shhh.

 

There's no iAP at all. None at all. No hefty entry price either. A true miracle on the terrible App Store.

 

(On a slightly serious-er note, have you guys ever considered doing the Ars Magica game on the iOS too if it actually got funded?)

[Nyaa]

I think it would have to take away the npc student's random action and replace it with static stat growth to really cut down the processor power.

[Legate of Mineta]

Nyaa;

 

Exactly.

 

CP;

 

I believe we looked at that as a stretch goal for AM. If we do revisit Ars Magica in the future, I imagine it will be the same.